P. G Wodehouse
8) Uneasy Money
The title story in this collection of classic Wodehouse school tales focuses on a student named Chapple, whose claim to fame is his absolute inability to make it to breakfast on time. When the rest of the students begin to suffer as a result of his tardiness, they make it a point to coax Chapple into punctuality using a variety of inducements. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories is a must-read for fans of this one-of-a-kind
...Only a comic genius of the magnitude of P.G. Wodehouse could take a weighty subject like war and turn it into a rib-tickling joyride. The Swoop! is an account of a fictionalized invasion of England by several enemy armies—and of the indomitable Boy Scout leader who uses psychological warfare to turn the leaders of the invading forces against one another.
12) The Pothunters
Go back to the beginning with one of the masters of English humor writing. Wodehouse's first published novel, The Pothunters is also one of several of the author's works that centers on the fictional public school known as St. Austin's. The book recounts the daily comings and goings of the students, as well as their athletic triumphs and travails in their quest for glory and "pots" (trophies).
Greedy robber baron Benjamin Scobell has hatched what he believes to be a can't-fail scheme to bolster his bank account even further. But his plans to build a gambler's paradise on a little-visited Mediterranean island go horribly awry when it's discovered that his beloved niece Betty has a history of romantic entanglement with the heir to the country's throne. Disaster—and hilarity—ensues.
Also published under the title A Gentleman of Leisure, The Intrusion of Jimmy plumbs the depths of misbegotten romantic entanglements with a level of skill and virtuosity that only famed British humorist P.G. Wodehouse could pull off without a hitch. After falling in love with a comely fellow passenger on a sea voyage, wealthy gadabout Jimmy Pitt is sucked into a downward spiral of unfortunate events and bad decisions while trying
...Set off for hilarious hijinks on the high seas in this comic masterpiece from P. G. Wodehouse. An ocean liner bound for England becomes the amorous battleground for a bevy of star-crossed lovers. At the center of the mess is one Billie Benton, who is surrounded by her on-again, off-again fiance, her long-time friend, and a smitten new acquaintance. Who will win Miss Benton's affections? Dive into Three Men and a Maid to find out.
The first entry in P. G. Wodehouse's beloved Blandings Castle Saga, Something New (also published under the alternate title Something Fresh) introduces two young writers, Joan Valentine and Ashe Marson, who find themselves flung together by an increasingly unusual set of circumstances. Forced to pose as servants for a fabulously wealthy family, the two scribes gradually soften toward one another. Can their burgeoning romance survive
...Most of us tend to think that money solves everything, but for Roland Bleke, the star of the short stories collected in A Man of Means, overnight success—and the windfall that accompanies it—brings all sorts of unexpected problems. Wodehouse fans will love the author's wry take on wealth in these finely wrought tales.